Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
167. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the total number of new appointments made in her Department and those under her remit since March 2011 to date in 2014, with a breakdown of the grade to which they were appointed during the period. [35126/14]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware there is currently a moratorium on recruitment across the civil and public service. Also, like all other Government Departments, the Department has to operate within an employment control framework (ECF) target determined by the Minster for Public Expenditure and Reform. Therefore, the only source available to the Department to fill critical vacancies is from redeployment and transfer of staff from other Government Departments and the wider Public Service.
As an exemption to the moratorium the Department received sanction to recruit externally to appoint Medical Assessors. In addition, a small number of Tánaiste and Minister of State’s Office staff appointed to the Department are classified as new entrants.
Tables 1 – 4 detail the permanent staff (posts) appointed to the Department and the Agencies for the years 2011 to 2014.
TABLE 1: EXTERNAL PERMANENT STAFF APPOINTED TO DSP
|
Category |
Grade |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Total |
|
Transfers & |
ASEC ** |
1.00 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
4.00 |
|
Redeployment |
PO |
3.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
5.00 |
|
|
Medical Assessor |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
|
AP |
6.60 |
3.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
13.60 |
|
|
AO |
2.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
|
|
HEO |
23.33 |
9.00 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
37.33 |
|
|
EO |
52.13 |
52.00 |
16.00 |
1.00 |
121.13 |
|
|
SO |
7.80 |
14.10 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
27.90 |
|
|
CO |
68.20 |
94.53 |
15.00 |
18.90 |
196.63 |
|
|
SVO |
1.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4.00 |
|
|
Tánaiste's Special Advisor |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
|
|
Tánaiste's Personal Assistant |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Minister’s Personal Secretary |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
|
|
Min of State Personal Assistant |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
|
|
Min of State Personal Secretary |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
|
Total |
166.06 |
177.63 |
47.00 |
26.90 |
417.59 |
|
New Entrants |
Medical Assessor |
3.00 |
3.00 |
5.00 |
5.60 |
16.60 |
|
Minister’s Special Advisor |
2.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
3.00 |
|
|
|
Minister's Personal Assistant |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
|
|
Minister's Personal Secretary |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
|
Minister’s Civilian Driver |
2.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
|
|
|
Min of State Civilian Driver |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
|
|
Total |
8.00 |
4.00 |
6.00 |
7.60 |
25.60 |
|
Grand Total |
|
174.06 |
181.63 |
53.00 |
34.50 |
443.19 |
** 1 A/Sec appointed in 2012, and 1 A/Sec appointed in 2013, both transferred in following promotion competition
TABLE 2: PERMANENT STAFF APPOINTED TO CITIZENS INFORMATION BOARD
|
Category |
Grade |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Total |
|
Transfers & |
PO |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
|
Redeployment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
TABLE 3: PERMANENT STAFF APPOINTED TO PENSIONS AUTHORITY
|
Category |
Grade |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Total |
|
New Entrants |
PO |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
|
|
AP |
3.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
4.00 |
|
|
HEO |
1.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4.00 |
|
|
EO |
2.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.00 |
|
|
CO |
3.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
5.00 |
12.00 |
|
|
Total |
10.00 |
6.00 |
3.00 |
5.00 |
24.00 |
TABLE 4: PERMANENT STAFF APPOINTED TO PENSIONS
|
Category |
Grade |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Total |
|
Transfers & |
PO |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
|
Redeployments |
AP |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
|
HEO |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
|
|
EO |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
|
CO |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
|
Total |
2.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.00 |
